One of the things I’m most pleased about having incorporated into this blog is the ‘Stagecoach in the News’ section at the top of the home page. I have a script which does a search for every mention of Stagecoach in the past few days of which the most recent seven are then incorporated into [...]
Entries from August 30th, 2009
Cathy Buckle’s letter
August 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Zimbabwe
Swine Flu has officially arrived in Zimbabwe. A ZBC TV news bulletin this week reported that there were a number of confirmed cases of swine flu in Mutare. The report said that people should not panic because hospitals were prepared, staff had been trained and information would soon be disseminated to private practitioners. Special attention [...]
Booker prize nominee prefers driving a bus
August 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Buses
Magnus Mills’s debut novel was nominated for the Booker prize, but he still loves his day job as a bus driver. “Lunchtime at Café Express, York Way, King’s Cross. Stocky workmen in luminous jackets drink mugs of tea. A radio plays bouzouki music. In a corner, one of Britain’s most original novelists bends over pie, [...]
What’s this crop?
August 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Miscellaneous
One of the pleasures of driving the same route everyday is to observe how the landscape varies with the season. When I started going to Salisbury in November of last year most fields had been ploughed after the last harvest and lay dormant. Some had been autumn sown but that wasn’t apparent until Spring time. [...]
Test Valley School yet again
August 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Buses
They’re on holiday now but something happened a couple of days before they broke up and I didn’t have time to blog about it then. Then, last week, I was asked about the incident because the County Council wanted confirmation of the individuals involved. No sooner had I left the school than all hell broke [...]
Day-tripping pensioners
August 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Buses
“We spend more on concessionary travel than any other public service – waste collection, street cleaning, ground maintenance,” said Huw Bowen, Chief Executive, Chesterfield Borough Council. What an amazing statistic! This quote was taken from an article in The Guardian on 31 July. Here is the article in full:- The day-tripping pensioners who are costing [...]
